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1000 Francs CFA Konrad Adenauer
| Issuer | Togo |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE TOGOLAISE TRAVAIL LIBERTE PATRIE RT 1000 FRANCS (Translation: Togolese Republic Labour Freedom Homeland) |
| Reverse description | A gilt effigy of Konrad Adenauer in bold relief occupies the central field, depicted in left-facing profile with naturalistic detail. Surrounding the portrait, a circular legend in small raised Latin lettering recounts the key offices and dates of Adenauer's political career. The name 'KONRAD ADENAUER' is prominently inscribed along the lower arc in large raised letters, while 'BUNDESKANZLER' appears along the upper arc. The gilt finish on the portrait contrasts with the darkened silver field, producing a striking two-tone effect. |
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Togo's issues from this period were produced under the BCEAO monetary framework but frequently licensed to private minting houses — primarily the Bavarian State Mint and B.H. Mayer's Kunstprägeanstalt — for collector-market pieces that never circulated in West Africa. Adenauer appears here as part of a broader early-2000s wave of European statesman commemoratives struck on African authority mandates, a business model that drew criticism from numismatic bodies for exploiting issuing authority agreements with economically dependent nations.